William james pyle



(NO Model.) W. J. PYLE.

GATE.

Na. 865,860. Ptented July 5, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,I

WILLIAM JAMES PYLE, OF OSOEOLA, NEBRASKA.

PIElCIFICATION formng part of Letters Patent No. 365,860, dated July 5,1887.

Application filed April 26. [887. Serial No. 236,227, (No modeli setforth hereinafter, and specilically pointed out in the appended claims.

The object of the invention is to provide a gate for farm and other usewhich will be lighter,stronger, more durablc, and cheaper than those nowin general use. I attain this object in the device illnstrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which* Figure 1 is a perspective view of afence provided with my improved gate. Fig. 2 is a detail view of thetubular brace-bar; and Fig. 3 is a detailed Vertical sectional view ofthe wooden bar of the gate, showing the arms G and H attached thereto.

A represents the gate, the construction of which is as follows: Ametallic tube or pipe, B, is bent downward at right angles at a suitabledistance from one end, thereby forming the arm O, which constitutes thetop bar of the gate, and the Vertical arm E. A similar' o tube or pipeis then bent at a suitable angle,

at b, and is secured to the arm C at a suitable ldistance from the outerend thereof, either by welding or in any other suitable manner. Theextremities of the tube or pipe diverge down- 4 wardly, the front oneforming the bracearm H, and the rear one forming the brace-arm F, fromwhich depends a Vertical arm, G. The lower frontlend of the arm H isflattened to form an eye, and is bolted to the inner side of a woodenVertical bar, D, and the front end of the arm Cis screw-threaded, passedthrough an opening near the upper end of the bar D, and provided withaclamping-nut fitting in a recess in the front side of the said bar, asshown 'a rtg. a

rear posts of the gate--or, in other words, the latch and hinge postsandin the said hingepost K are secured, by screwing or bolting, the eyes Land M, respectively, at the upper and lower ends of the post, and thesaid upper eye is adapted to have the Vertical arm E passed Vtherethrough, and the said lower eye is adapted the said point b, there is nopossibility of that i part of the gate giving way. The said spacebetween the lower end of the arm E and upper end of the arm G isintended to allow the passageof the eye L therethrough, and it will beseen that when the gate is properl y constructed, so that the thrust ofthe braces Fand H accurately meets the strain on the gate, the gate willhang perfectly true and swing clear of the ground at all times.

The rods forming the gate are made tubular, to add to the lightness ofthe same without detracting materially from the strength there- I of,and it will be readily appreciated that the said gate may be very easilyswung, is very simply constructed, and may be easily set up in thedesired place in a very short time. When the wires N N areproperly'attached to the frame of the gate, it will be found capable ofturning both large and small animals, the said wires being placed closetogether when Very small animals are to be confined thereby.

Having thus described niy invention, I clai1n--- 1. A gate-framecomprising the bar B, bent at right angles to form the horizontal arm Oand the Vertical depending arm E, a bar bent at b and attached to thearm O, and forming the downward-diverging braee-arms Hand F, the latterbeing provided with the depending Vertical arm G,and the Verticalbar D,attached to the front ends of arms H and O, substantially as described.

2. A gate comprising the bar B, bent at IOO right angles to form thehorizontal arm O and braee-arm F, having the Verticall arin G, said theVertical depending arm E, a bar bent at b and attaehed to the arm O, andforming the downward and diverging brace-arms H and F, the latter havingthe depending Vertical arm G, the bar D, attaehed to the front ends ofarms H and O, and the wires N, connecting the 'arms E and G with the barD, substantiallyas deseribed.

3. A gateframe eomprising the horizontal arm O, having the Vertical armE, and the arms E G forming the piutles for the gatehinge, and saidbraee-arm F being connected to the horizontal arm O, as'set-forth.

In testimony thatIclaim theforegoing as my own I have hereto affixed mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM JAMES PYLE.

Witnesses:

J. P. HEALD, O. P. HEALD.

